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The Forgotten Brother: Francis William Newman, Victorian Modernist, Kathleen Manwaring
The Forgotten Brother: Francis William Newman, Victorian Modernist, Kathleen Manwaring
The Courier
This article details the life and contributions to literature of the Victorian Era writer Francis William Newman. The article provides insight into his liberal views regarding abolition, women's rights, diet, and nationalization, as well as the tensions and creative differences with his famous brother and Cardinal, John Henry Newman.
Alvaro-Agustin De Liano And His Books In Leopold Von Ranke's Library, Gail P. Hueting
Alvaro-Agustin De Liano And His Books In Leopold Von Ranke's Library, Gail P. Hueting
The Courier
This article tells the story of Liagno (or Liano), an author active in Europe during the early nineteenth century. The author discovered the little-known author while research annotations in the von Ranke collection within the Syracuse University Special Collections. He traveled to many cities and wrote in many languages, became a monk, priest, and then converted to Calvanism. Appropriately, he became responsible for cataloging materials in the area of theology, history, and literature in multiple languages.
Four Centuries Of Holinshed's Chronicles (1577-1977), Vernon F. Snow
Four Centuries Of Holinshed's Chronicles (1577-1977), Vernon F. Snow
The Courier
The composite nature of the Holinshed's Chronicles is manifest in the first volume. It contains William Harrison's description of England followed by Holinshed's history of England prior to the Norman Conquest; then Harrison's description of Scotland; and then Richard Stanyhurst's description of Ireland, Holinshed's history of Ireland down to 1509, and finally Stanyhurst's continuation from 1509 to 1547. The work includes dedicatory epistles addressed to Lord Brooke, the Earl of Leicester, and Sir Henry Sidney, penned by Harrison, Holinshed, and Stanyhurst, respectively. The second volume encompassing the history of England from 1066 to the reign of Elizabeth—a narrative history patterned …
Preliminary Calendar Of The Nevil Shute Norway Manuscripts Microfilm, Howard L. Applegate
Preliminary Calendar Of The Nevil Shute Norway Manuscripts Microfilm, Howard L. Applegate
The Courier
In 1971 Syracuse University Library made an agreement with the National Library of Australia, whereby the National Library microfilmed the complete manuscript collection of Nevil Shute Norway's papers in its possession and sent the microfilm to the Arents Library of Syracuse University. Syracuse makes this film available to responsible scholars with the understanding that users of the microfilm will cite the National Library of Australia as the repository owning the original manuscripts and will make all references to the numbering identification system prepared by the National Library.